Complicated infective endocarditis of the bioprosthetic mitral valve following the transcatheter mitral valve-in-valve procedure: a case report and literature review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Since the transcatheter valve-in-valve (ViV) procedure was introduced in 2007, a few cases of infective endocarditis (IE) following the ViV procedure have been reported, which can be predisposed by older age, pre-existing medical conditions, and procedural techniques. Paravalvular abscesses constitute a rare complication of IE, resulting from extending IE beyond the valve annulus, less commonly caused by Klebsiella species. This complication is more common in prosthetic valves, particularly bioprosthetic valves.

Case summary

We describe a 75-year-old woman with Churg-Strauss syndrome and diabetes mellitus who underwent surgical replacement of bioprosthetic aortic and mitral valves 11 years ago. One year ago, she had a transcatheter mitral ViV procedure due

SUBMITTER: Sahebjam M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11770396 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature